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Big questions about uni fees

THERESA May set out plans to reform post-18 education in England yesterday.

The Prime Minister noted we have “one of the most expensive systems” of university tuition.

Students are graduating with average debts of £50,800 (£57,000 for poorer undergraduates with maintenance loans) and paying an interest rate on loans of 6.1%. The issue is a hot potato for the Tories after young voters turned to Labour at the last election after Jeremy Corbyn’s vow to abolish tuition fees.

So what is the best system for funding universities? Should fees be cut? And do students get value for money? Let’s find out...